107

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107 is the natural number following 106 and preceding 108.

In mathematics

One hundred [and] seven is the 28th prime number. The next prime is 109, with which it comprises a twin prime, making 107 a Chen prime.

Plugged into the equation 2^p − 1, 107 yields 162259276829213363391578010288127, a Mersenne prime. 107 is itself a safe prime.

In other fields

As "one hundred and seven", it is the smallest positive integer requiring six syllables in English (without the "and" it only has five syllables and seventy-seven is a smaller 5-syllable number).

107 is also:

• The year AD 107 or 107 BC.
• 107 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 725 – 726 CE.
• 107 Camilla is one of the largest main belt asteroids
• The atomic number of bohrium.
• The emergency telephone number in Argentina and Cape Town.
• The telephone of the police in Hungary.
• The registry number of NASA STS-107, Space Shuttle Columbia whose crew died upon Earth re-entry in 2003.
• The model of a Peugeot car, the Peugeot 107.
• The 107th United States Congress met from January 3, 2001 to January 3, 2003, during the first two years of the first administration of President George W. Bush
• Radio stations such as Power 107 WCKX, Columbus, Ohio and Rock 107 WEZX in N.E. Pennsylvania
• The TV series "My Favorite Martian" aired on CBS from September 29, 1963 to September 4, 1966 for 107 episodes
• 107th St. Crew was a mafia crew in East Harlem, Manhattan
• 107th Avenue Station will be a Miami-Dade Transit Metrorail station between Doral and Sweetwater, Florida in 2016
• The 107° Meridian west of Greenwich longitude extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
• The number of Catholic priests and religious brothers that have been sentenced in Australian courts on child sex abuse charges.
• The title of a song by Orgy.

In sports

• The 107th Army–Navy Game won by Navy on December 2, 2006 Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia
• The 107th Boston Marathon won by Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot in April 2003
• The 107th Kentucky Derby won by Pleasant Colony on May 2, 1981
• The 107% rule, a Formula One Sporting Regulation in operation from 1996 to 2002.

See also

• List of highways numbered 107